A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms can be used to check for breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. This type of mammogram is called a screening mammogram.
Board certified: In medicine, a description for a physician who has taken and passed a medical specialty examination by one of several recognized boards of specialists. Before obtaining board certification, the physician must become board eligible.
1 The ABS offers primary board certification in surgery (general surgery) and vascular surgery, and secondary certification in several related specialties. 2  Approximately 30,000 surgeons are currently board certified by the ABS. 3  The ABS is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Approximately 30,000 surgeons are currently board certified by the ABS. 2  The ABS is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). 3  Other ABMS member boards provide board certification in other surgical specialties, such as plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery (see Links).